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Minneapolis, MN cityscape

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Minneapolis

mn · metro 3.7M

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a dispatch from

minneapolis

MN

44.98°N

93.27°W

Minneapolis is 22 lakes inside city limits, an extensive skyway system that lets you cross downtown in February without a coat, and a music legacy that runs from Prince to The Replacements. Summer is a glorious lake-jumping, ice-cream-licking festival. Winter is sauna-and-skate season, with rinks on every lake and cross-country trails stitched through the city. Walleye is on every menu.

metro3.7M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,008

the monthly premium over Evansville

A real premium for Minneapolis. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the minneapolis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,679/mo

56% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)

02state income tax

7.85%

$404/mo more in state tax than Evansville

vs 3% in Evansville

03after rent

$6,000/mo

$1,008 less than Evansville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$398k

79% more expensive than Evansville

vs $222k in Evansville

05metro size

3.7M

vs 271k in Evansville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

147

pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.

Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 21 in Evansville.

2143% more happening than in Evansville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

76/100

41% higher than Evansville

vs 54/100 in Evansville

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

18% higher than Evansville

vs 79/100 in Evansville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

130

3150% more than Evansville

vs 4 nonstops in Evansville

04 · see also

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